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Oven-cooked chicken shawarma

Boneless chicken thighs marinated in lemon, olive oil and warm shawarma spices, roasted until golden and served over lettuce with a tahini-yoghurt sauce and pomegranate seeds.

Turkish and Middle EasternMain course3 hrServes 6442 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-14693 · Hand-built original

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Oven-Cooked Pulled Pork

A spice-rubbed pork butt cooked low and slow in the oven with a bourbon barbecue sauce, then shredded.

AmericanMain Course5 hr 30 minServes 1280 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: pork butt

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-4811 · Hand-built original

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Oven-Grilled Honey-Mustard Chicken

Thin chicken breast fillets marinate in Dijon mustard, honey, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce and smoked paprika, then broil until charred in spots. A lime-dressed tangle of onion, baby greens and salted roasted almonds is scattered over the hot chicken.

Main course1 hr4–6 servings461 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7805 · Hand-built original

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Oven-Roasted Chicken Shawarma

Boneless chicken thighs marinate in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, paprika, turmeric and a pinch of cinnamon, then roast with quartered red onion until the edges char. Chopped fresh parsley is scattered over the shawarma before serving.

Middle EasternMain course0 min4 to 6 servings621 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7806 · Hand-built original

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Oven-Roasted Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp bake in a 9 by 13-inch dish with garlic, shallot, red pepper flakes, olive oil, white wine and lemon zest while gluten-free linguine boils alongside. The pasta is tossed through the shrimp and its pan juices with Parmesan, parsley and lemon wedges to serve.

ItalianMain course0 minServes 4369 kcalEgg-free

Main ingredient: shrimp

Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw

HB-7807 · Hand-built original

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Ox cheek Genovese with cheese-stuffed Ligurian flatbread

Slow-braised ox cheek in tomato and red wine, tossed with fresh pasta, potato and green beans, served with a basil sauce and a cheese-stuffed Ligurian flatbread.

ItalianMain course4 hrServes 4198 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-14697 · Hand-built original

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Oxtail Soup

A clear oxtail soup: blanched oxtail simmered in beef bone broth with garlic and daikon until the meat is tender and the radish turns translucent, seasoned with salt and black pepper.

AsianMain course2 hr 15 minServes 61268 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-10710 · Hand-built original

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Oyako Donburi

The 'parent and child' bowl: chicken and onion simmered in dashi and set with softly cooked egg over rice.

JapaneseMain course25 minServes 4938 kcalDairy-free

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: miso soup, pickles, spinach gomaae

HB-5579 · Hand-built original

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Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl)

Chicken thigh pieces and onion simmer in a dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar sauce, then lightly beaten eggs are drizzled over in two additions so they set softly around the chicken. The whole pan is spooned over bowls of steamed short-grain rice with mitsuba on top.

JapaneseMain course25 minServings: 2615 kcalDairy-free

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7808 · Hand-built original

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Oyakodon with Butter-Browned Onions and Shiitake

Butter does the browning here: onions caramelise in butter, shiitake brown with the chicken, the sauce reduces to a coating rather than a broth, and eight eggs are cracked straight in and stirred to a soft scramble. No sake.

JapaneseMain courseServes 4505 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: miso soup, sunomono, pickled radish

HB-18534 · Hand-built original

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Oyakodon with Crispy Chicken

The chicken is flour-coated and fried skin-side down until crisp before it ever meets the broth — a dashi and bouillon broth with no sake — and the eggs go in in two stages, whites first, then yolks, so they set in soft layers.

JapaneseMain course25 minServes 2603 kcalDairy-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled cucumbers, green salad

HB-18533 · Hand-built original

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Oyster Cream Stew

Oysters simmer with potato, carrot, onion and mushrooms in a milk and cream stew enriched with Parmesan and a melting sheet of cheddar. It is mild, briny and comforting.

KoreanMain courseEgg-free

Main ingredient: oysters

Pairs well with: steamed rice, crusty bread, kimchi, green salad

HB-15946 · Hand-built original

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Oyster Gratin

Oysters seared in butter are layered with potato, onion and green onion in a smooth cream sauce and baked under mozzarella and cheddar. The top gratinates golden over the briny oysters.

KoreanMain courseEgg-free

Main ingredient: oysters

Pairs well with: salad, garlic bread, white wine, soup

HB-15943 · Hand-built original

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Oyster Rice

Rice cooked in shiitake soaking water is rested under a full layer of sesame-tossed oysters and topped with scallions. A pungent wild chive sauce seasons the oyster rice at the table.

KoreanMain courseDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: oysters

Pairs well with: kimchi, seaweed soup, pickled radish, seasoned spinach

HB-15944 · Hand-built original

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Pad Kee Mao - Drunken Noodles

Wide fresh rice noodles are stir-fried in a wok with a pounded chili and garlic paste, your protein of choice, carrots, Chinese broccoli, grachai and young peppercorns. The mixed oyster, soy, Golden Mountain and fish sauce dressing coats the noodles, which are left to char briefly before the holy basil wilts in.

ThaiMain course0 min2 servings911 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: rice noodles

Pairs well with: jasmine rice, spring rolls, cucumber salad, satay

HB-7809 · Hand-built original

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Pad Kra Pao

Ground pork stir-fries with shallots, red Thai chiles and garlic, then a soy, fish sauce and oyster sauce mixture seasoned with sugar coats the meat before a whole bunch of basil wilts in. Fried eggs and steamed jasmine rice complete each serving.

ThaiMain course0 min4 servings223 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-7810 · Hand-built original

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Pad Kra Pao (Pad Gaprao) Chicken Stir-Fry with Holy Basil

Coarsely ground chicken is stir-fried in a wok with a pounded Thai chili, garlic and spur chili paste, long beans and onion, then sauced with oyster, soy, fish and black soy sauces. Holy basil folds in off the heat, and each serving gets a crispy-edged fried egg over jasmine rice, with prik nam pla alongside.

ThaiMain course2-3 Servings547 kcalDairy-free

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7811 · Hand-built original

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Pad Prik Khing Pla Tort (Dry Red Curry of Crispy Salmon)

Salmon chunks marinate briefly in fish sauce and sugar, deep-fry until crisp and dark golden, then get folded through a dry red curry paste fried in pork fat. Green beans, green peppercorns, makrut lime leaves and fingerroot go in at the end so the sauce stays thick and clinging.

Main courseServes 2281 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-7812 · Hand-built original

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Pad See Ew

Marinated flank steak sears in a smoking wok, then Chinese broccoli, wide rice noodles and a dark oyster and soy sauce mixture toss together until the noodles caramelize at the edges. Beaten eggs scramble in a cleared corner of the wok before everything is folded together.

ThaiMain course0 minServes 3985 kcalDairy-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: rice noodles

Pairs well with: jasmine rice, spring rolls, cucumber salad, satay

HB-7813 · Hand-built original

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Pad Thai

Rice noodles stir-fried in a tamarind, fish sauce and palm sugar sauce with tofu, dried shrimp, egg, bean sprouts and scallions, plus chicken, shrimp or beef.

ThaiMain course45 minServes 2465 kcalDairy-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: shrimp

Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw

HB-10399 · Hand-built original

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Pad Thai

Rice sticks soak, then stir-fry with chicken, egg, tofu and bean sprouts in a tamarind, brown sugar, fish sauce and oyster sauce dressing. Garlic chives and chopped peanuts go through at the end, with lime wedges and extra sprouts served alongside.

ThaiMain course0 min2 - 3 people376 kcalGluten-freeDairy-free

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7814 · Hand-built original

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Pad Thai

Tamarind pulp soaked and strained gives this pad Thai its sour base, balanced with dark brown sugar, fish sauce and Thai black soy sauce. Chicken, dried shrimp, preserved radish, eggs, bean sprouts and garlic chives stir-fry with the soaked rice noodles, and chopped peanuts and lime wedges finish the plates.

ThaiMain course50 minServes 41152 kcalDairy-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: ounces tamarind pulp

Pairs well with: Spring rolls

HB-7815 · Hand-built original

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Pad Thai salad

A warm salad version of pad Thai: soaked rice noodles toss in a pan with chicken mince, dried shrimps, bean sprouts, eggs and lime juice over a shallot, garlic and coriander root paste. Roasted peanuts, pickled turnip, red chilli and coriander leaves garnish the serving bowl.

Thai and South-East AsianMain course1 hrServes 479 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7816 · Hand-built original

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Pad Thai with prawns

A one-pan pad Thai of rice noodles, golden tofu matchsticks, marbled egg and king prawns in a tamarind, palm sugar and fish sauce glaze. Beansprouts, peanuts, lime and coriander finish the speedy supper.

Thai and South-East AsianMain course40 minServes 1-2711 kcalDairy-free

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-18313 · Hand-built original

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Pad Thai with tofu

Rice noodles are wok-tossed with golden tofu, scrambled egg, beansprouts and peanuts in a tamarind and fish sauce glaze. Lime wedges and extra chili at the table let each bowl be tuned to taste.

Thai and South-East AsianMain course1 hrServes 2–3683 kcalDairy-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: shrimp

Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw

HB-17138 · Hand-built original

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Paella

A mixed chicken and seafood paella with saffron rice, sofrito and vegetables, cooked uncovered in a wide pan.

SpanishMain1 hr 30 minServes 6841 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: rice

HB-4776 · Hand-built original

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Palak Paneer

Paneer folded into a vivid spinach purée with ginger, garlic and a swirl of cream.

IndianMain course35 minServes 4248 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: paneer

Pairs well with: naan, basmati rice, raita

HB-5632 · Hand-built original

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Palak Paneer

Frozen chopped spinach blends into a smooth purée that simmers with cumin seeds, dried red chiles, onion, garlic, turmeric and chile powder. Paneer cubes fried golden in ghee fold back in with butter and heavy cream, ready for roti or steamed rice.

Main course35 min2 servings323 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: rice

HB-7817 · Hand-built original

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Palak paneer orzo

Here's a fresh take on the classic spinach and white cheese curry using orzo as a vehicle for getting an Indian restaurant food fix at home. It looks quite like a creamy spinach risotto but has big, bold Indian flavours.

IndianMain course1 hrServes 4320 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: paneer

Pairs well with: basmati rice, naan, raita, mango chutney, dal

HB-1633 · Hand-built original

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Palak Paneer – Indian Spinach Curry with Homemade Fresh Cheese

Fresh spinach wilts in batches with onion, fenugreek, cumin, coriander, tomato and green chilli, then half of it is puréed and returned to the pot with cream and lemon juice. Pan-fried homemade paneer, cut into bite-size pieces and fried to a light gold, folds through at the end.

IndianCurry, Mains1 hr 10 minServes 6159 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: below

Pairs well with: basmati rice, naan, raita, mango chutney, dal

HB-7818 · Hand-built original

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Pan Fried Gnocchi with Pumpkin & Spinach

Pan Fried Gnocchi with Pumpkin & Spinach is a Western dinner, main built around pieces. Ready in 35 min.

WesternDinner, Main35 minServes 2699 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: ¾ oz pumpkin

HB-1636 · Hand-built original

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